Sally was born on February 14, 1867 to James Riley Buffington, Sr. and Margaret Saphronia (Chesnutt) Buffington. She had 8 siblings. Sally married Willie Allen. They had two children. She passed away on March 16, 1937. She was buried in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Magee, MS. The inscription on her headstone reads: a tender mother and a faithful friend.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GQ-8JT : 14 January 2022), Sarah J. Buffington in household of J.r. Buffington, Beat 5, Clarke, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96N-LDG : accessed 9 May 2022), Sarah J Buffington in household of Wall B Buffington, Beat 5 Maxville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
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